1. breakdown - noun
· the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
Synonym(s): dislocation
Hypernym(s): disruption, perturbation
2. breakdown - noun
· a mental or physical breakdown
Synonym(s): crack-up
Hypernym(s): collapse, prostration
3. breakdown - noun
· (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Synonym(s): decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction
Hypernym(s): decay
4. breakdown - noun
· a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
Synonym(s): equipment_failure
Hypernym(s): failure
5. breakdown - noun
· an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
Synonym(s): partitioning
Hypernym(s): analysis, analytic_thinking
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